registered declaration of employer scheme and work permits scheme
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Registered declaration of employer scheme and work permits scheme. Tbilisi, 2013. Presentation content. Presentation aim: To present two schemes on employing foreigners in Poland: Work permit scheme; Declaration on intention to entrust work to foreigner - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Registered declaration of employer Registered declaration of employer schemescheme and work permits scheme and work permits scheme
Tbilisi, 2013
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Presentation content
Presentation aim:• To present two schemes on employing
foreigners in Poland:– Work permit scheme;– Declaration on intention to entrust work to
foreigner(oświadczenie pracodawcy o zamiarze powierzenia
wykonywania pracy cudzoziemcowi).• To compare efficiency of that schemes.
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General rule
In order to work in Poland foreigner is obliged to obtain a work permit.
Work permit is issued by territorially competent provincial governor (wojewoda) at the request of an employer.
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Unemployment rate in Poland (1990-2012)
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Registered declaration scheme 1/3
• Established by an unilateral decision by Polish government - no additional bilateral agreement with third country required.
• No quota system established.• Provides simplified access for foreigners to Polish
labour market on a basis of employer’s declaration on intention to employ foreigner (no work permit required).
• At first, available for citizens of Poland neighbouring countries: Belarus, Russia and Ukraine (permit for 3 months in agriculture).
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Registered declaration scheme 2/3
• Currently available for:– citizens of Poland neighboring countries (Belarus,
Russia and Ukraine) and– citizens of:
countries that have signed Mobility Partnership but only
when Poland declared participation in labour migration part of that Mobility Partnership.
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Registered declaration scheme 3/3
• Registered declaration allows to perform work in Poland up to 6 months within 12 consecutive months (agriculture and construction).
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Procedure of registering a declarationAn employer registers a declaration
of intention to employ foreigner in the territorially relevant local labour office.
The employer passes ona specimen to the foreigner.
Declaration serve as a basis for issuancea work visa by Polish consul
with the purpose of employment.
Concluding contract in writing.
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Work permits issued in Poland (2008 – I-VI 2013)
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BY RU UA MD GE AM Other
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Circular migrants in Poland (2007 – I-VI 2013)
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Comparison of effectivenes of circular migration and work permit system in Poland (2008 – I-VI 2013)
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Advantages of the scheme 1/2
• For the employer:– Cheap – the procedure is free of charge;– Flexible – registration is a simple technical activity;
registration in the territorially relevant local labour office;
– Quick – no labour market test required;– Adjustable – flexible and quick, employers-led and
demand driven;– fosters circular migration.
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Advantages of the scheme 2/2
• For the employee:– Easy – no limitations regarding employment conditions;– Open – no quota have been established;– Cheap – no cost for registering the declaration;– Quick – no labour market test is required;– Flexible – no limitations regarding the number of
consecutive declarations registered by one employee;
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Social dimension aspect 1/4
• In case of regulated professions (e.g. doctors, nurses, lawyers) qualifications need to be recognised by responsible bodies (e.g. by the The Chamber of Physicians and Dentists).
• In other cases – they are recognised by the employer.• History of employment (recent one and the prospective
one) and of education qualifications of migrant is not collected by the migration authorities.
• The above-mentioned facts make it difficult to provide reliable statistics on brain drain and brain waste.
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Social dimension aspect 2/4
• Doesn’t cause brain waste:– Work permits are proffered by members of board of
directors and highly-qualified workers - the number of work permits issued for foreigners who belong to this groups is three times bigger than the number of low-skilled workers;
• Doesn’t cause brain drain:– registered declaration scheme is available for 6 in 12
consecutive months;– the number of IT specialists is very low;– the number of doctors and nurses specialists is very low;
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Social dimension aspect 3/4
• There are no limitations regarding the number of consecutive applications for a registered declaration scheme.
• Thus the scheme may be used:– to employ the foreigner by:
• the same employer; or• other employer;
– to verify competencies of the employee who will be employed on work permit basis (after 3 months; an exempt from labour market test applies).
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Social dimension aspect 4/4
• Portability of social rights:– Agreement between the Republic of Poland
and the Republic of Moldova – signed on 9th September 2013 (waiting for the entry into force);
– Agreement between the Republic of Poland and the Ukraine – signed on 18th May 2013 (waiting for the entry into force).
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Trust building
• Since 2011 – additional information in the declaration form required (renumeration, type of contract, profession, date of commencement of work and period of work performance ) requirement of written contract.
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Pre-departure information
• More statistics available at Ministry of Labour and Social Policy web page: http://www.mpips.gov.pl/analizy-i-raporty/cudzoziemcy-pracujacy-w-polsce-statystyki/
• Information on labour migration are available in plain language at:– Office for Foreigners web page:
http://www.udsc.gov.pl/index.php?documentName=main– Targeted Initiative Georgia web page:
http://www.informedmigration.ge/en/pdf/leaflets/pl_eng.pdf
– EU Immigration Portal: http://ec.europa.eu/immigration/
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Thank you for your attention
Piotr Sadowski
Senior SpecialistMigration Policy DepartmentMinistry of the Interior, Poland02-591 Warszawa ul. Batorego 5tel. +48 22 601 49 53 I fax +48 22 601 45 56www.msw.gov.pl I [email protected]